I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses. Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25 years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the help.
Randy Potter seems to be the top ( http://www.pianotuning.com/ ). It was recommended by two techs I know. I posed a similar question several weeks ago here. The consensus was to apprentice with a tech, but that wasn't a viable option for me. I just enrolled. I haven't received the materials yet, so in a month or so I'll have some first hand knowledge. I am not planning to be a full time tech, but wanted the knowledge to support a business venture I'm working on.
"Andy Brown" <andy.br...@mchsi.com> wrote in message
> I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses. > Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25 > years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the > help.
andy.br...@mchsi.com (Andy Brown) wrote in message <news:2fa6a705.0302231745.87a2f3@posting.google.com>... > I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses. > Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25 > years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the > help.
Andy, My understanding is the Randy Potter Course is very good. I personally believe some type of resident training is the best. But there are very few places now that teach a resident course, and the expense is quite a bit. I would highly recommend finding a mentor if you take the Potter course. Learning to tune without developing "bad habits" takes a lot of patience, practice, and years to do. One way to find a mentor, might be getting in touch with a local member of the Piano Technicians Guild and see if you can join as an associate while you learn. Good luck.
>>I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses. >>Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25 >>years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the >>help.
> Andy, My understanding is the Randy Potter Course is very good. I > personally believe some type of resident training is the best. But > there are very few places now that teach a resident course, and the > expense is quite a bit. I would highly recommend finding a mentor if > you take the Potter course. Learning to tune without developing "bad > habits" takes a lot of patience, practice, and years to do. One way > to find a mentor, might be getting in touch with a local member of the > Piano Technicians Guild and see if you can join as an associate while > you learn. Good luck.
> Ron Alexander
A few years ago, (I can't remember just how many, but no more than ten) There was a summer course of a couple of weeks or so taught at the University of Edinboro, Edinboro PA. It was taught by Arthur Briggs at the time, but he was getting up there and may well be retired. Anyway, it was a well regarded and inexpensive course. You might contact the University and see if they still do anything of the sort. I sent several people to the course and they learned quite a bit about tuning and repairs.
> >>I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses. > >>Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25 > >>years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the > >>help.
> > Andy, My understanding is the Randy Potter Course is very good. I > > personally believe some type of resident training is the best. But > > there are very few places now that teach a resident course, and the > > expense is quite a bit. I would highly recommend finding a mentor if > > you take the Potter course. Learning to tune without developing "bad > > habits" takes a lot of patience, practice, and years to do. One way > > to find a mentor, might be getting in touch with a local member of the > > Piano Technicians Guild and see if you can join as an associate while > > you learn. Good luck.
> > Ron Alexander
> A few years ago, (I can't remember just how many, but no more than ten) > There was a summer course of a couple of weeks or so taught at the > University of Edinboro, Edinboro PA. It was taught by Arthur Briggs at > the time, but he was getting up there and may well be retired. Anyway, > it was a well regarded and inexpensive course. You might contact the > University and see if they still do anything of the sort. I sent > several people to the course and they learned quite a bit about tuning > and repairs.
Randy wrote: > Art Briggs died a year or two ago. A great loss for our area.
> Randy
Well I'm sorry to hear that. I happen to have his business card lying on my desk here and I had been trying to decide if it had been too long to call him up. I guess it has. Gerry
